针线活儿 in English zhen1 xian4 huo2 r5 Meaning

Meanings

  • needlework
  • working for a living as a needleworker

Simplified Characters

针 线 活 儿

Traditional Characters

針 線 活 兒

Pinyin

zhen1 xian4 huo2 r5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

针zhen1needle 线xian4variant of 線|线[xian4] 活huo2to live 儿er2variant of 人[ren2]